Getting Started; Tire Pressure Monitoring; Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features - Page 3

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Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features 

Getting Started

Mazda MX-5 Miata Quick 
Tips

®

are designed to quickly 

familiarize you with some
important features of your
Mazda MX-5 Miata.

The Driver’s View tab is your
index to the Quick Tips

®

, locate

the item you would like to
learn more about and then
turn to the listed tab.

This Getting Started section
contains important operating
tips about your Mazda 
MX-5 Miata.

Items identified in blue text
call out unique features.

Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)

Warning light illuminates on
instrument cluster for a few 
seconds with ignition on.
If tire pressure is low, warning
light illuminates with audible 
beep sound, adjust tire pressure 
to correct specifications, perform
tire pressure adjustment before
driving, a digital tire pressure
gauge is recommended.
Flashing warning light may 
indicate malfunction, dealer
inspection required.

Passenger air bag 
deactivation indicator light

Front air bag deactivation indicator
light (

2

) provides current status 

of front passenger air bag and 
pretensioner system.
If total seated weight on front
passenger seat is less than 
approximately 66 lb., front 
passenger air bag deactivation 
indicator light illuminates, 
air bag/pretensioner will not
deploy/activate in an accident.

If the total seated weight 
is greater than approximately 
93 lb., light does not illuminate,
and the air bag/pretensioner will
deploy/activate in an appropriate
accident, see Owner’s Manual. 

WARNINGS: Even with advanced
air bags, when using a rear-facing
infant-safety seat always set the
passenger seat air bag deactivation
switch to OFF position. 
An infant is in serious danger
of being injured or killed if front
passenger air bag is deployed. 
If you must install a forward-
facing child-safety seat in the
front seating position, move 
vehicle seat as far back as possible
and set air bag deactivation
switch to OFF position.

Getting
Started

Getting
Started

*Denotes optional equipment

† For other rare circumstances when

passenger air bag can be shut off,
refer to NHTSA guidelines

Passenger’s seat air bag
deactivation switch

†

Deactivate passenger’s seat air bag
when using a child-safety seat.
To deactivate/activate: Insert 
ignition key or auxiliary key
(Advanced keyless entry*) in
switch (

1

), rotate to OFF/ON,

remove key.
Passenger air bag off indicator 
illuminates when air bag is 
deactivated and ignition is on.

Remote fuel filler release
lever

Located in rear compartment
between seats.
Pull remote fuel-filler lid release
lever (

1

) to open fuel-filler lid.

Behind seat storage
(Soft top only)

Move seatbacks forward to access
additional storage compartments,
see Seats. 

1

E

F

2

3

4

1

PASS

AIRBAG

PASS
AIRBAG

Always “ON”

Except

CRS used

ON

OFF

1

2

P

A

S

S

E

NG

ER A

IR

 B

A

G

OFF